Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for March 22, 2021

…..and it has twenty-seven side effects.

did they hire Mary Poppins to come up with THAT Mouthful?!?!

Be sure not to take this drug if you are allergic to it or any of its ingredients!!!

And that’s just the brand name.

Recite the side effect symptoms you have to the doctor and have him guess the meds you are taking….

I love the part where they tell you “Don’t take (product name) if …” and then list a bunch of reason, ONE of them being “… if you are allergic to (product name.)” HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO IT UNLESS YOU FIRST TAKE IT?

After taking Zibiloflaxinoidperaxilfanifincillin, you may experience homicidal thoughts…

I knew someone who took Zibiloflaxinoidperaxilfanifincillin and now they are another planet Beta Scorpious 7

If you do say the name, they will treat you for tongue strain and vocal box breakage.

I’d be dead before I learned how to pronounce it.

That’s as bad as sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, an ingredient in my breakfast cereal when I was a kid.

Has anyone tried to ask their doctor anything lately? I can’t even get his secretary’s secretary to return calls.

Usually, Pharma marketing folks dream up a mnemonic trade name for their proprietary products. Ambien and Viagra are good examples now baked into the lexicon. Thus, other makers, as of generic versions, are stuck with the harder to remember and pronounce chemical or common names.

Know exactly how you feel, ‘Cosmo’ ! ! ! !

https://www.thedoctorschannel.com/view/paracetamoxyfruse-bendroneomycin-by-amateur-transplants-2/

yep doctor I was wondering about the ‘Z’ pill – there fixed it.

Some truth there, Cosmo. I heard a TV ad yesterday for some prescription medicine. The list of “posssible side effects” took up most of it.

I go back sometimes to my youthful days. My Dad was a pharmacist. Whenever he fillled a prescription, he’d also give some “marching advice” to the customer. Like “Make sure you take this with food.” or “Rest for a little after you take this.” Works wonders.

or… he could just get a bottle of Vitameatavegemin.

The more syllables there are, the more expensive…

A two minute commercial with a minute and a half of disclaimers pretty much says it all.

Not sure how the drug makers think anybody would talk to their doctor about getting a prescription after listening to those adverse effects. Guess they know we just look at the pretty pictures and don’t listen to all the words.

For those of you who are UK residents, do you think Zibiloflaxinoidperaxilfanifincillin might be available at a chemist in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales? Pharmacists in Chicago, Illinois, do not have this medication available.

Do not take if allergic.

I wonder what the job naming all these drugs pays. Sinestra, Estestra, blah, blah. Maybe it’s a contest with a prize for weirdest name???

That’s kind of like supercalafragi- whatever.

I’d be dead before I can finish pronouncing it

I did that one time, with the APNP I was seeing, after she asked if I had any other questions. “The actor on tv who is playing a doctor said I should ask if the stuff he is pushing is right for me. So, should I take whatever it was, for some ailment I will probably never have, despite all the warnings and disclaimers?” Without missing a beat she opened her desk drawer, saying she had something even better. It was a bag of M&Ms. Yes, she was also very good at medicine.

it must be an antibiotic in the -cillin group – that’s the easy way to ask for it – lol

say that three times fast

And don’t forget to tell your doctor all the things about yourself that your doctor should already know about you.

Used to be that prescription meds couldn’t advertise on TV. This was one example where deregulation wasn’t a good idea. Now the drug makers spend obscene amounts on ads, drives up health care costs, and nobody knows what the heck the ads are taking about anyway. Ugh.